New Labour introduced a "sofa government" where Tony Blair made major decisions during informal meetings around a coffee table and now Lambeth's New Labour administration is following suit.
Earlier this month they splashed out on a set of four 'royal blue' armchairs for Council Leader Steve Reed's office.
"Lambeth Labour seem to be swapping agendas and minutes for cups of tea and biscuits," says Cllr John Whelan. "This is a completely unnecessary waste of taxpayers money. They should be paying for luxuries like this out of their own allowances, not the Council budget."
The spending doesn’t stop there. Labour chiefs have also
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